7-day Mexican Cruise for Cancer Research by Cynth'ya cynthyaspeaks@gmail.comThis is more about the seriousness of being able to extend quality of life. That's all that's important to me in my life now. . . do things that help extend and improve the quality of life.
When I asked a few weeks ago if any authors wanted to go on a cruise, I wasn't kidding. This is an..

714 by Mike Walton(This is a chapter from a book I'm writing tentatively called "Wreathless". It's the story about a group of college students employed by the Boy Scouts in Kentucky and Tennessee and is based loosely on my own experiences doing the same while in college. Enjoy!)
The first one was the hard..

A Colorado Pilgrimage by Niki Collins-QueenThe Art of Pilgrimage is for the traveler who longs for something more than diversion and escape, for those searching for a path to the heart and the soul of the land.
Phil Cousineau
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A Hiwassee River Canoe Trip by Niki Collins-QueenFifteen Georgia Wilderness Society members and friends canoed the Hiwassee Tennessee’s State Scenic River. This breath-takingly beautiful river meanders among the Blue Ridge Mountains and the hard woods of Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest.
The photo is of Niki Queen paddling the Hiwass..

A Reminder in a Pinch by Mike WaltonThis is a chapter from a book I'm writing tentatively called "Wreathless". It's the story about a group of college students employed by the Boy Scouts in Kentucky and Tennessee and is based loosely on my own experiences doing the same while in college. Enjoy!..

Almost Too Dear For Words by Frank Koerner(originally published in "The German Connection", Spring 2001)
An appealing blend of personal anecdotes, culture, and history is presented in describing a life-changing experience during an extraordinary journey in an otherwise ordinary life.
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Australian Min Min Lights by Jim PottsThe Min Min lights are often seen in Western Queensland in Australia. They have been recorded since the turn of the century. Many explanations have been put forward for their existance.
I've travelled that country a time or two, and never seen them, although I've met others who swear they have..

Barbara Tyrrell: A Heroic Life by Niki Collins-QueenMy grandmother was stunned when she discovered another woman camping alone in the mid 40s in South Africa. Her name was Barbara Harcourt Tyrrell. She had transformed a delivery van with yellow wheels into a “caravan” named “Nixie.” She later wrote, illustrated and published a book called “A Medley o..

Canoeing Florida’s Santa Fe River by Niki Collins-QueenAfter eating a picnic lunch at Lily Springs on the Florida’s Santa Fe River a few of us explored the residence of Ed Watts, a man local newspapers call a “Living Legend,” “Naked Ed or “The Wild Man of Lily Springs.”
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